River Bank Primary School

Type Primary / Free schools
Age Range 4-11
Religion Unknown
Address Bath Road
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU3 1ES
Phone 01582531860
Reference Number 139782

General Makeup

Number of pupils 736
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.51%
Girls: 51.49%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 26.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 65.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 59 57 116
2 58 59 117
3 37 52 89
4 52 67 119
5 47 41 88
6 43 46 89

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 28%
White, Other 8.7%
African 6.3%
Indian 6.1%
Asian, Other 3.8%
Mixed, Other 3.1%
White, British 1.4%
White & Asian 1.4%
Caribbean 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2025-03-04
Date Description Report
2025-01-21 School inspection School inspection
2019-10-01 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-09-25 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2017-07-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2016-09-23 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2016-01-15 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2015-07-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 104 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.2 Unlock Unlock
Writing -1.3 Unlock Unlock
Maths -0.7 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 80 19
Third Preference 39 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Denbigh Primary School
Denbigh Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1NS
0.47 miles
Richmond Hill School
Sunridge Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7JL
0.56 miles
William Austin Junior School
Austin Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1UA
0.58 miles
William Austin Infant School
Culverhouse Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1PZ
0.58 miles
Mehria Primary School
23 Westbourne Road, Luton, LU4 8JD
0.61 miles
Beech Hill Community Primary School
Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 8BW
0.64 miles
Maidenhall Primary School
Newark Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 8LD
0.72 miles
St Matthew's Primary School
Wenlock Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 0NJ
0.76 miles
Dallow Primary School
Dallow Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1LZ
0.89 miles
Bushmead Primary School
Bushmead Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7EU
0.95 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Gardenia Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2NS
0.99 miles
Icknield Primary School
Birdsfoot Lane, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2JB
1.03 miles
Norton Road Primary School
Norton Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2NX
1.12 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Langford Drive, Stopsley, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 9AJ
1.14 miles
Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road, Luton, LU1 1RB
1.15 miles
Stopsley Community Primary School
Hitchin Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7UG
1.19 miles
Foxdell Primary School
Dallow Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1TG
1.21 miles
Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road, Luton, LU2 0JS
1.22 miles
Lady Zia Wernher School
Ashcroft Road, Stopsley, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 9AY
1.26 miles
Ramridge Primary School
Turners Road North, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 9AH
1.29 miles
Name Distance
Denbigh High School
Alexandra Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1HE
0.19 miles
Active Support Education Centre
Unit 1 Britannia Estates, Leagrave Road, Luton, Beds, LU3 1RJ
0.46 miles
Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia
364 - 370 Leagrave Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 1RF
0.63 miles
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)
82 - 86 Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1EH
0.67 miles
Luton Sixth Form College
Bradgers Hill Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7EW
0.71 miles
Stopsley High School
St. Thomas's Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7UX
0.92 miles
Windmill Hill School
York Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 0EZ
0.93 miles
Icknield High School
Riddy Lane, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2AH
0.98 miles
Chiltern Academy
Gipsy Lane, Luton, LU1 3GF
1.75 miles
Queen Elizabeth School
Crawley Green Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 9AG
1.76 miles
The Stockwood Park Academy
Rotheram Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5PP
1.76 miles
Challney High School for Boys
Stoneygate Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9TJ
1.85 miles
Woodlands Secondary School
Northwell Drive, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3SP
1.9 miles
Challney High School for Girls
Addington Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9FJ
1.9 miles
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Warden Hill Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7AE
1.92 miles
Putteridge High School
Putteridge Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 8HJ
1.98 miles
King's House Moorlands
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1.98 miles
Al Hikmah Boys School
145 High Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9LE
1.99 miles
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Northwell Drive, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3TL
2.12 miles
Lealands High School
Sundon Park Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3AL
2.62 miles
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